S.235 Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, 111th Congress

Sponsor:
Charles E. Schumer

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American Bankers Association

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April 19, 2009,
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carigis
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anything to reign in card companies is good in my book.... now lets change the max interest rate to 15% and we have a start.

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As noted by carigis, a user on OpenCongress.org, on April 19, 2009, "anything to reign in card companies is good in my book.... now lets change the max interest rate to 15% and we have a start."

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S.235: Lieutenant Colonel Dominic 'Rocky' Baragona Justice for ...
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January 30, 2011
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Claire McCaskill [D-MO] introduced S. 235: A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees . ... OpenCongress i

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As noted by opencongress.org on January 30, 2011, "Claire McCaskill [D-MO] introduced S. 235: A bill to provide personal jurisdiction in causes of action against contractors of the United States performing contracts abroad with respect to members of the Armed Forces, civilian employees . ... OpenCongress i" (http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-s235/show)

As noted by [White Refugees] on January 01, 2011, "S. 235 of the SA Constitution and the Accord on Afrikaner Self-Determination between the Freedom Front, the African National Congress and the South African Government/National Party (Encl. to Briefing Paper); ..." (http://why-we-are-white-refugees.blogspot.com/2011/01/boer-volkstaat-secession-solution-have.html)

As noted by Long Walk Since Freedom on January 01, 2011, "S. 235 of the SA Constitution and the Accord on Afrikaner Self-Determination between the Freedom Front, the African National Congress and the South African Government/National Party (Encl. to Briefing Paper); ..." (http://longwalksincefreedom.blogspot.com/2011/01/boer-volkstaat-secession-solution-have.html)

Highly Rated News Articles

Obama: Send me credit card legislation this month
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May 10, 2009
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NevadaAppeal.com
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...sight, and we need to give people the tools they need to find a credit card that meets their needs,” he said. ——— On the Net: White House: http://tinyurl.com/o7ot93 Information on the bills, H.R.627 and S.235, can be found at http://thomas.loc.g

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As noted by NevadaAppeal.com on May 10, 2009, "...sight, and we need to give people the tools they need to find a credit card that meets their needs,” he said. ——— On the Net: White House: http://tinyurl.com/o7ot93 Information on the bills, H.R.627 and S.235, can be found at http://thomas.loc.g" (http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090510/NEWS/905109901/-1/rss01)

Obama: Send me credit card legislation this month
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May 10, 2009
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NevadaAppeal.com
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...sight, and we need to give people the tools they need to find a credit card that meets their needs,” he said. ——— On the Net: White House: http://tinyurl.com/o7ot93 Information on the bills, H.R.627 and S.235, can be found at http://thomas.loc.g

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As noted by NevadaAppeal.com on May 10, 2009, "...sight, and we need to give people the tools they need to find a credit card that meets their needs,” he said. ——— On the Net: White House: http://tinyurl.com/o7ot93 Information on the bills, H.R.627 and S.235, can be found at http://thomas.loc.g" (http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20090510/NEWS/905109901/1058/rss)

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